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Notorious double rapist could be jailed again after admitting Sex Offenders Act breaches
Courts
Exclusive: “He has repeatedly insisted he has changed his ways and feels shackled to his past," defence counsel said.
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Jailed rapper Dean Thornton drops new track days after sentencing
Mountjoy Prison
Exclusive - Thornton's supporters have also indicated that further rap music releases are planned
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Emerging rapper jailed over 'online drugs supermarket' linked to Drogheda feud gang
Courts
An emerging rapper and another man have been jailed for running an online drugs operation called 'Poundland' on behalf of the Boylan Organised Crime Group linked to the Drogheda feud.
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Widow of GAA coach killed in hit-and-run speaks out as 'coward' ex-garda learns fate
Road Deaths
Former garda Michael Ball was jailed for six years and banned from driving for 12 years
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Former Garda branded 'coward' by widow of hit-and-run victim to learn fate
Courts
Michael Ball (28), who was a serving member of An Garda Siochana attached to Drogheda Garda Station at the time of the collision, was driving his privately owned vehicle and was off duty when he struck and killed Niall MacEneaney
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Fugitive mob boss pocketed pandemic unemployment benefit despite fleeing Ireland before Covid Scheme existed
Organised Crime
Judge Dara Hayes noted “Keith Boylan wasn’t entitled to the Pandemic Unemployment Payments as he left the country in January 2020 and the payments didn’t commence until March 2020"
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'I was terrified' - Grandmother who laundered €60,000 for Boylan crime gang spared jail
Money laundering
“I was scared for my family and afraid my house would be petrol bombed. I was terrified," Patricia Connor told gardai during interviews
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Girlfriend of Drogheda mob boss who laundered €520,000 for him jailed
Money laundering
Hannah O’Connor (26) told gardai she is “not a member of a crime group but a partner of a man who makes demands and refusing these demands is not an option,” Dundalk Circuit Court heard.
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Drogheda businessman linked to Organised Crime Group jailed over attack on two innocent men
Gangland violence
Ben O’Brien (32) was 'highly intoxicated when he angrily left his house and picked a fight'
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Drogheda mum and daughter jailed for laundering €500,000 for crime gang
Crime
A mother and daughter from Drogheda have been jailed for 18 months after admitting laundering more than €500,000 on behalf of the Boylan organised crime group.
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Mum and baby among those rescued from IPAS centre blaze - as man admits he set the fire
Fires
Dundalk Circuit Court heard that a total of five adults and nine children were evacuated from the building on George’s Street in the Co Louth town
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Mystery deepens 18 months after Drogheda man Anthony Hanlon’s disappearance
Missing person
Exclusive: Anthony's distraught sister Jessica said detectives have told the family they remain puzzled
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Irish Lotto winner spent the night with one unexpected item by her side
National Lottery
Three recent National Lottery winners in Ireland shared what happened after discovering their prizes.
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Dublin travel chaos as major signalling fault halts trains across capital - live updates
Dublin
A signalling system fault has suspended all train and tram services through Connolly Station between Drogheda, Malahide, Howth, Bray, Greystones, the Docklands, M3, and Maynooth
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Woman arrested in Kyran Durnin case released without charge as file to be prepared for DPP
Kyran Durnin
She was released from Garda custody this evening after her detention period ended. A file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)
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Kyran Durnin case investigators continue to quiz woman after sealing off house
Kyran Durnin
The woman, who was known to Kyran, became the third person to be arrested on suspicion of the boy’s murder since October 2024
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Gardaí launch urgent search appeal for missing Meath teen last seen wearing 'navy school tracksuit'
Missing person
Olivia Hudson, aged 16, was last seen in Drogheda, Louth, on Monday at around 8.30am
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Drogheda feud gangster hopes to become rap star as he faces years behind bars
Drogheda
Exclusive: As Dean Thornton faces the prospect of time behind bars when sentenced for facilitating organised crime next month, we can reveal that he plans to become a legitimate rap artist preparing to launch a full rap album and connect with UK talent.
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Teens make unexpected discovery after hearing shrieks on disused land in Drogheda
animal rescue
Drogheda Animal Rescue (DAR) also condemned whoever “performed the callous and cruel act, saying the tiny kittens would not have survived without the actions of the teenagers who heard their cries and raised the alarm"
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Mob boss Keith Boylan living jet-set lifestyle on the run, swapping hiding places for holiday hotspots
Organised Crime
From Caribbean beaches to Middle Eastern luxury, sources say the 30-year-old’s movements read more like a travel itinerary than the trail of a wanted man
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Fresh appeal for information on Kyran Durnin ahead of what would have been his 10th birthday
Kyran Durnin
Little Kyran's birthday falls on Friday, May 15 and sadly Gardai are no nearer to finding his body since he vanished off the face of the earth in late June 2022
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Gardai concerned for well-being of Drogheda man missing since midweek
Missing persons
Oliver has been missing for a number of days
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Drogheda rap artist Dean Thornton and co-accused Gary Kelly due to be sentenced over organised crime
Organised Crime
Emerging rap artist Dean Thornton (28) and his co-accused Gary Kelly (31), both of Moneymore in Drogheda, pleaded guilty at Dundalk Circuit Court to facilitating the Boylan Organised Crime Group from July 2023 to September 2024
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Drogheda mum who laundered money for crime gang spared jail
Drogheda
A mother of three who laundered more than €34,000 for the Boylan organised crime group received a fully suspended prison sentence after telling the court she 'lived in fear' of her former partner and his associates.
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